Kolkata : A 38-member Myanmar delegation led by Major General Myat Kyaw, Commandant of National Defence College, Myanmar visited Eastern Command headquarters at Fort William here Saturday, a Defence spokesman said. The delegation members were updated on various dimensions of operational environment of Eastern Command including aspects of multilateral […]
Raipur : The Raman Singh government in Chhattisgarh had made the state “almost free” of Naxalism and developed it as a hub of power and cement production, BJP president Amit Shah said Saturday. Targeting the opposition Congress, he said a party that felt Naxalism was a medium for revolution […]
President Donald Trump heads for France Friday to participate in events marking the centennial of the end World War I, but won’t meet with leaders in a peace forum there. The White House said the president and first lady Melania Trump, instead, will take part in a bilateral meeting with French President Emmanuel Macronto […]
A Massachusetts man won a $100,000 lottery prize by using the jersey numbers from his favorite Boston Red Sox players. Jim Aylward Jr., of Templeton, told Massachusetts State Lottery officials he picked his numbers for Monday night’s Mass Cash drawing by looking at the jersey numbers of key players from the […]
A link between zinc deficiency and the development of autism has been confirmed in a study of brain cells’ connections from rats’ hippocampal neurons. Although researchers said their findings don’t show how to prevent autism, they help explain developmental abnormalities and could lead to eventual treatment. The findings […]
A British company is offering a unique advent calendar featuring 24 rare varieties of whisky with a price tag of nearly $13,000. Drinks by the Dram announced its 2018 lineup of advent calendars, including the “Very Old and Rare” calendar featuring “24 of the most spectacular whiskies ever created.” […]
Infant girls who were fed soy formula had a greater risk of developing severe menstrual pain as young adults, according to a study of African Americans. The findings, which were published Friday in the journal Human Reproduction, build on other research suggesting exposure to soy formula during early life […]
Efforts to avert mass starvation in war-ravaged Yemen will be doubled, the United Nations’ World Food program announced on Friday. About 8 million people in Yemen are in an “emergency situation,” a category recognized as a step below famine, the WFP said Friday. It added that an upcoming […]
The Indian Army received its first M777A2 155mm towed Ultra Lightweight Howitzers at an handover ceremony earlier this year. The howitzers will enter service with it’s first Indian regiment in 2019. They were accepted earlier this year as part of a 145-gun foreign military sale between the U.S. […]
Global population growth is a tale of two statistics: In 104 countries with high birth rates, populations are rising, while rates in 91 countries with low numbers are sinking. Since 1950, the total fertility rates, the average number of children a woman gives birth to during her lifetime, […]
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